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  1. Article ; Online: Mussel power: Scoping a nature-based solution to microplastic debris.

    Cole, Matthew / Artioli, Yuri / Coppock, Rachel / Galli, Giovanni / Saad, Radwa / Torres, Ricardo / Vance, Thomas / Yunnie, Anna / Lindeque, Penelope K

    Journal of hazardous materials

    2023  Volume 453, Page(s) 131392

    Abstract: Microplastics are a prolific environmental contaminant. Curbing microplastic pollution requires an array of globally relevant interventions, including source-reduction and curative measures. A novel, nature-based solution to microplastics is proposed, in ...

    Abstract Microplastics are a prolific environmental contaminant. Curbing microplastic pollution requires an array of globally relevant interventions, including source-reduction and curative measures. A novel, nature-based solution to microplastics is proposed, in which mussels are deployed in aquatic ecosystems to act as microplastic biofilters, removing waterborne microplastics and repackaging them into biodeposits that are subsequently captured and removed. Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) were used to establish the feasibility of such an approach. In the laboratory, mussels were exposed to representative microplastics in a flume tank; at an initial concentration of 1000 microplastics L
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Ecosystem ; Environmental Monitoring/methods ; Microplastics ; Mytilus edulis ; Plastics ; Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis ; Environmental Restoration and Remediation/methods
    Chemical Substances Microplastics ; Plastics ; Water Pollutants, Chemical
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-10
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1491302-1
    ISSN 1873-3336 ; 0304-3894
    ISSN (online) 1873-3336
    ISSN 0304-3894
    DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131392
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  2. Article ; Online: Mussel power: Scoping a nature-based solution to microplastic debris

    Cole, Matthew / Artioli, Yuri / Coppock, Rachel / Galli, Giovanni / Saad, Radwa / Torres, Ricardo / Vance, Thomas / Yunnie, Anna / Lindeque, Penelope K.

    Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2023 July, v. 453, p. 131392

    2023  , Page(s) 131392

    Abstract: Microplastics are a prolific environmental contaminant. Curbing microplastic pollution requires an array of globally relevant interventions, including source-reduction and curative measures. A novel, nature-based solution to microplastics is proposed, in ...

    Abstract Microplastics are a prolific environmental contaminant. Curbing microplastic pollution requires an array of globally relevant interventions, including source-reduction and curative measures. A novel, nature-based solution to microplastics is proposed, in which mussels are deployed in aquatic ecosystems to act as microplastic biofilters, removing waterborne microplastics and repackaging them into biodeposits that are subsequently captured and removed. Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) were used to establish the feasibility of such an approach. In the laboratory, mussels were exposed to representative microplastics in a flume tank; at an initial concentration of 1000 microplastics L⁻¹, mussels reduced waterborne microplastic concentrations at an average rate of 40,146 microplastics kg⁻¹ h⁻¹. Mussel faeces sank irrespective of microplastic content, with average sinking velocities of 223-266 m day⁻¹. Modelling predicts ∼3 × 10⁹ mussels deployed on ropes at the mouths of estuaries could remove 4% of waterborne microplastics discharged from rivers. Mussels were successfully deployed in a prototype biodeposit collection system in an urban marina, with 5.0 kg of mussels removing and repackaging 239.9 ± 145.9 microplastics and anthropogenic particles day⁻¹ into their faeces. These results provide impetus for further development of nature-based solutions targeting plastic debris.
    Keywords Mytilus edulis ; biofilters ; feces ; hydraulic flumes ; microplastics ; mussels ; pollution ; prototypes ; Plastic ; Ecosystem-based mitigation ; Bivalve ; Mytilus
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-07
    Size p. 131392
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note Pre-press version ; Use and reproduction
    ZDB-ID 1491302-1
    ISSN 1873-3336 ; 0304-3894
    ISSN (online) 1873-3336
    ISSN 0304-3894
    DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131392
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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